{"id":117515,"date":"2019-10-17T10:41:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T17:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=117515"},"modified":"2019-10-17T10:41:31","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T17:41:31","slug":"macau-casino-smoking-ban-blamed-for-dwindling-vip-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/macau-casino-smoking-ban-blamed-for-dwindling-vip-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Macau Casino Smoking Ban Blamed for Dwindling VIP Play, Professor Says Gamblers Like Booze, Cigarettes"},"content":{"rendered":"
Macau casino VIP win dropped more than 22 percent in the third quarter compared to July, August, and September 2018, and one local gaming expert says the ban on smoking inside the gaming venues is to blame.<\/p>\n